{"id":217739,"date":"2020-05-05T08:10:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T07:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217739"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T08:53:08","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_217740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217740\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217740\" title=\"Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 5, 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-sale-of-green-tea-from-Amlash-farms-in-Gilan-634x420.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Gilan province, offering green tea produced by Amlash Tea Farms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 39,300 Deaths, May 5, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217765\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217765\" title=\"Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 39,300 Deaths, May 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"601\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province.jpg 962w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crowding-in-Rasht-market-despite-the-increase-in-the-number-of-coronavirus-patients-in-Gilan-province-751x420.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowding in Rasht market despite the increase in the number of coronavirus patients in Gilan province<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0<\/strong><strong>MAY<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>5<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 5, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>39,<\/strong><strong>3<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 313 cities across Iran.<br \/>\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3255 in Qom, 2460 in Mazandaran, 1990 in Khuzestan, 1580 in Alborz, 1070 in Sistan and Baluchestan, 945 in Lorestan, 910 in Semnan, 690 in Yazd, 435 in Kerman, 330 in Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari, 255 in Kohgiluyehn &amp; Boyer Ahmad. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Forty years of the mullahs\u2019 rule has dismantled the country\u2019s medical, health and welfare foundations to a large extent, leaving our country and society unable to defend against pandemics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forty years of the mullahs\u2019 rule has dismantled the country\u2019s medical, health and welfare foundations to a large extent, leaving our country and society unable to defend against pandemics. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eOLalh9F09\">pic.twitter.com\/eOLalh9F09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1257580199794880512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Former Chief of the Central Bank of Iran explains results of removing four zeros from currency unit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On November 10, 2019, former Chief of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Ebrahim Sheibani explains results of removing four zeros from currency unit in a session with lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hezbollah sanctions, another blow to Tehran\u2019s anti-sanctions campaign<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217753\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217753\" title=\"Hezbollah-the-terrorist-arm-of-the-Iranian-regime-has-been-designated-as-a-terrorist-organization-by-Germany\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hezbollah-the-terrorist-arm-of-the-Iranian-regime-has-been-designated-as-a-terrorist-organization-by-Germany.jpg\" alt=\"Hezbollah-the-terrorist-arm-of-the-Iranian-regime-has-been-designated-as-a-terrorist-organization-by-Germany\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hezbollah-the-terrorist-arm-of-the-Iranian-regime-has-been-designated-as-a-terrorist-organization-by-Germany.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hezbollah-the-terrorist-arm-of-the-Iranian-regime-has-been-designated-as-a-terrorist-organization-by-Germany-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hezbollah, the terrorist arm of the Iranian regime, has been designated as a terrorist organization by Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionshareable selectionShareable\">On April 30, the German Interior Ministry officially designated, Lebanese Hezbollah&#8217;s integrity as a terrorist organization and banned all its activities inside this country. In the early hours of Thursday, the German police raided Hezbollah centers at the same time in several states and inspected the gathering centers of its affiliated forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The move by the German government provoked a widespread and unexpected reaction from the leaders of the clerical regime in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">It is no secret that the Hezbollah and its agents in Europe and other places in the world are in the service of the regime&#8217;s terrorist apparatus. Many terrorist activities of the Iranian regime were carried out by Hezbollah, such as AMIA bombing of 1994 in Argentina or Mykonos restaurant assassinations in Berlin in 1992.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-hezbollah-sanctions-20200504\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus fatalities exceeds 39,000 in 312 cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217736\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217736\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217736\" title=\"Over-39000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-39000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Over 39,000 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-39000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-39000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 39,000 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI \/ MEK) announced On Monday, May 4, 2020 that the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded <strong>39,000<\/strong> in 312 cities across Iran. The number of victims in Tehran is 6,470, Khuzestan 1970, Alborz 1,520, West Azerbaijan 1,200, Hamedan 970, Kermanshah 960, Lorestan 925, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 312, Hormozgan 152<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Rajavi condemned the inhuman treatment of infected women in Ahvaz Prison, urged Mrs. Bachelet, UN\u2019s High Commissioner for Human Rights to take steps to secure the freedom of female prisoners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I condemn the inhuman treatment of infected women in Ahvaz Prison. I urge Mrs. Bachelet, UN&#8217;s High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a>, to take steps to secure the freedom of female prisoners. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t2GBMsMXvM\">https:\/\/t.co\/t2GBMsMXvM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1257580014557675520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-exceeds-39000-in-312-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Corruption in the \u201cIslamic Republic of Iran,\u201d or Rather a \u201cRepublic of Sultans\u201d (1)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217730\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217730\" title=\"Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders.jpg\" alt=\"Corruption in the \u201cIslamic Republic of Iran,\u201d or rather a \u201cRepublic of Sultans\u201d (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders-696x419.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Khamenei-and-IRGC-Commanders-697x420.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Khamenei and IRGC Commanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The political system in Iran is uniq<span data-contrast=\"none\">ue in terms of theory and inner organization. In fact,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the word \u201cIslamic Republic\u201d could be replaced with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the keyword<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Republic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of Sultans<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ecaus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e from any aspect we look at the mullahs\u2019 regime\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">entirety, we see plenty of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">institutions creating and raising corruption.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/corruption-in-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-or-rather-a-republic-of-sultans-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran Cyber Police arrests man for posting COVID-19 news on social media<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217741\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217741\" title=\"Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Gilan-province-Head-of-Cyber-Police-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, Gilan province &#8211; Head of Cyber Police<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Cyber Police official in a northern Iran province said that a man was detained for \u201cpublishing lies\u201d on social media platforms about the COVID-19 epidemic.<br \/>\n\u201cThe culprit is a 60-year-old man and has confessed to his crime,\u201d Colonel Iraj Pourmostamand, the Head of the Cyber Police in Gilan, told reporters today in a press conference covered by state-run media.<br \/>\n\u201cConfessing\u201d to so-called crimes in Iran is usually accompanied by coercion and even torture.<br \/>\n\u201cThe person responsible for publishing lies about the coronavirus on social media platforms was identified by Cyber Police experts in the city of Rasht and was detained in a surprise operation upon the approval of a judiciary official,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nThe Cyber Police official said that the content posted by the 60-year-old man had \u201cdisturbed public opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-cyber-police-arrests-man-for-posting-covid-19-news-on-social-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceeds 39,000 in 312 Cities<br \/>\nIran: 50 Women Infected with Coronavirus in Prison<br \/>\nIran: Political Prisoners Violently Relocated Within Tehran Penitentiary<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, May 5, 2020, marks the 173<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-may-4-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest News in Brief- May 4, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 39,300 Deaths, May 5, 2020, 6:00 PM NUMBER OF VICTIMS 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